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Patented Nov. 2|, |899. T. BICKFOBD.

G A M E (Application led July 7, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

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GAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 637,699, dated November 21, 189.9.

Application led J'iilyV, 1 89 9.

To @ZZ whom t may concern,.- Y

Be it known that I, THOMAS BIOKFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gam es, of which the following is a specification. p

My invention relates particularly to that class of games which is played with cards arranged in series or packs; and its objects are to provide entertainment and instruction for two or more players in an attractive and readily-understood form.

The features peculiar to my invention involve and promote the arts of the correct pro.- nunciation of Words, or orthopy, and the speaking or expressing ideas and thoughts with clearness, exactness, style, and force of diction, according to approved forms or current usage.

In carrying out my invention I adopt devices and use methods hereinafter described in detail, the former being illustrated Ain the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application for patent, and in which-- Figure l represents one of a sample pair of cards used in my improved game, and Fig. 2 represents the companion or correlative card of said pair.

In the drawings the cards A, Fig. l, and A', Fig. 2, are samples of a series or pack of cards which constitute the devices employed in my game, it being understood that each pair of cards contains words, phrases, or sentences peculiar to itself. On the card A is printed several sentences, as l, 2, 3, and 4, each eX- pressing in bad or faulty form the ideas or thoughts referred to therein and without anything to indicate the correct pronunciation of the words or the correct form of expression or best style of diction, according to'any approved standard or authority. In selecting the sentences for the cards in the pack corresponding to the A card it is preferable to choose those which are commonly miscon` structed. On the card A' are printed sentences correlative to those on the card A', and same are correspondingly numbered or lettered to facilitate the selection of cards of the respective pairs. Each sentence on the card A' is so constructed that it will include the best style or diction, as well as indicate the Serial ITo. 723,061. (No modell) correct pronunciation of the words forming partsof said sentences. On the lower margin of the card A' is printed a key to pronunciation, as B, which may be of any desired 'form and include the signs commonly used for such purpose or other arbitrary signs. In selecting the matter forthe cards I'rnayuse Words alone on the cards A and simply indicate their pronunciation on the correlative cards A', or I may use sentences alone on the cards A, with rhetorical directions or reconstructions on the cards A', or I may combine both orthopy and rhetoric in the same cards or pack of cards.

In use in the form of agame the cards may be shuffled and then dealt equally to the several players and the game may begin by the player at .the left of the dealer selecting from his cards one corresponding in general form to the card A', on which is indicated in correct form, diction, or pronunciation the Words, phrases, or sentences which are incorrect- 1y, incompletely, or Without pronunciationmarks given on the correlative card A. The beginner or starter may then ask the person holding the correlative card to pronounce properly or express correctly according to the card held by him the words, phrases, or sentences appearing on said card A'. If' the respondent succeed in giving all of the sentences or Words correctly or such number of them as may be agreed upon in advance, he will be entitled to take the correlative card from his interrogator and thus with his own card forma book. Shouldhe fail, he would be obliged to deliver his card to his interrogator, who would secure the book. The other players would follow in turn, and after all the cards had been paired olf in the manner inberot books would be declared winner.

It is apparent that the abovedescribed method of playing the game or using the cards might be modified in various ways without departure from the features of entertainment and instruction. It is also obvious that such cards could be provided with words, phrases, and sentences in any language, and thus prove a valuable aid in the teaching of languages foreign to the players, as Well as constituting an educational medium in schools and colleges.

dicated the person having the largest num- 1. A game consisting of a pack or series ofg `'cards of suitable size and number, each of said cards having indicated thereon, wordsv phrases and sentences expressing ideas andi thoughts, said cards being printed or ar-v ranged in pairs, the cards of each vpair .prof vided with means ywhereby they are correlated and one of each pair having the words, with-` out Ipronunciation-marks, and having thephrases and sentencesin defective,I incorrect or incomplete form, according to acompan- .lon or correlative card having the same words with pronunciationmarks, and' the same ideas and thoughts expressed in an approved forml used 'as' a standard.. Y

2.. A game consisting of a pack or series of 1f cards of suitable size and number, arranged in pairs the cards of each pair provided with.

means Awhereby they are 'correlatedf,A eac-h pair y esista bearing adistinctive number or character,

Aone cardl ofI each pair" having phrases or sentences expressing ideasor thoughts, and the companion or correlative card having phrases or sentences expressing the same ideas or thoughts, but in-better or standard form;

, 3. A game consisting of arseries or pack of kcards of suitable size and number, arranged y in. pairs according to the matterprinted thereon, each pair bearing a distinctive number ornchara'cter, onecard of each pair'having words indicated` thereon Without marks and notes indicating pronunciation, and the c orrefative cardI with marks and notes lindicating pronunciation to be used as a standard.;

In testimony whereof' Iaix my signature Iain y the presence of two witnesses.

Y y y y THOMASBrennern).

'Witnessem l V R. HARDING,

IJ. BUEHLER. 

